Stop paying for low return degrees!

Our business partner today is Freshbooks Questions: I’m a successful aerospace engineer – and I can’t take it anymore.  Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job! I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others.  Dan, if I get career coaching and still don’t get a job I want you to pay for it. Good News More questions Cliff Feightner poem: Is the job that you work a true callingOr on your family’s desires are you fallingIs your working locationYour true vocationOr does your passion continue to be stalling Quotation: “Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” Napoleon Hill  Tweet This Show Notes: Episode – 11-10-17 Title: N/A Subtitle: N/A Summary: Finding the right path is not easy, it’s often a struggle that most people have to deal with. The problem is that it sometimes takes years before you realize you’re on the wrong path and if you accumulate debt (like student loans) along the way, it can become a costly journey. Dan encourages you to take heart! To learn from your initial job experiences and discern what is best for you and your family. The choice is yours, and Dan provides listeners with advice to make the BEST and most informed decision possible. Sponsored By: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:04 – Preview of Today’s Show on “Stop paying for low return college degrees!” I’m a successful aerospace engineer – and I can’t take it anymore Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job! I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others Dan, if I get career coaching and still don’t get a job I want you to pay for it Good News Success Stories “Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” – Napoleon Hill [spp-timestamp time=”02:15 “]– Check out the Monday Mentorship call at The 48 Days Eagles 02:33 – A poem from Cliff Feightner Is the job that you work a true calling Or on your family’s desires are you falling Is your working location Your true vocation Or does your passion continue to be stalling [spp-timestamp time=”03:33″] – FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted, free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days [spp-timestamp time=”05:49″] – Brennon Jones loves cutting hair for the homeless 06:16 – Apart from the hair cut, he gives people food, clothing, and toiletries 06:33 – A stranger named Sean Johnson knew Brennon would have a hard time continuing throughout the winter, so he opened a new barber shop they can use [spp-timestamp time=”07:21 “]– A little girl writes to Google to ask for her dad’s day off 07:57 – Her dad only gets Saturdays off and his birthday is on a Wednesday 08:08 – The senior manager wrote back that they’re giving her dad the whole first week of July off for his birthday [spp-timestamp time=”08:53 “]– Taylor Swift finds a bullied teen online singing her songs 09:27 – The bullied teen started doing covers of Taylor’s songs 09:38 – On November 1st, Taylor Swift liked his post and it progressed into an event of super fans gathering at her mansion in Rhode Island 10:39 – Dan shares about his neighbor whose siblings died unexpectedly and took the children as their own 11:30 – Rebecca says, I’m a successful aerospace engineer – and I can’t take it anymore 13:34 – “You’re on the right track” 13:41 – Dan is not assuming you’ll have to leave your career in aerospace engineering 14:08 – Dan encourages you to explore your profession 14:37 – Working at an outdoors shop is doable, but it might NOT be necessary 15:09 – Look for “AND” solutions not “EITHER OR” 15:50 – Give yourself 90 days to explore the opportunities 16:08 – Allan says, Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job! 17:07 – A lot of times, the primary value of the jobs we take in our earlier years is to discover what we DON’T want to do 17:25 – Be clear about your purpose and your why 18:06 – Get clear on what you’re moving toward, not just what you’re moving away from 18:25 – Dan shares Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Transcendence Self-Actualization Esteem Belonging Security Safety People tend to seek to fill the lower levels and then move up toward the top 19:30 – Stay at your job until you have a clear plan about what you’re going to do next 20:02 – Address your needs in the lowest level first before moving up to address the next one 21:17 – Self-actualization comes from the quote, “What a man can be, he must be” 22:04 – Transcendence is the highest level of being, relating, and behaving 23:13 – Everybody looks for transcendence 24:35 – Aaron’s note, I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others 26:59 – You have to stop accumulating school loans by discontinuing that second master’s degree 27:27 – Get out of the military and start addressing this loan 28:06 – The Master’s Degree in Theology is listed as #5 on the 8 degrees with the worst return on investment — military chaplains have an average income of $38K to $58K annually 29:05 – Your heart and head need to work together 29:34 – Dan shares a variety of examples of things you could do 32:16 – Dan was employable and could have gotten a position in the university, but he didn’t because it wouldn’t work for his family 33:27 – “We serve best from a full cup” 33:47 – “To keep doing great work, we can’t be starving” 34:52 – Walking out of this situation is very possible with a strategic plan in place 35:33 – Loans are not easy to address 36:04 – As a farm kid, Dan grew up with the thinking that if he didn’t have the money, he couldn’t afford it 36:15 – Every step of the way, Dan funded his schooling with the work that he did 37:35 – Covering their expenses with the money they earned was the only option for Dan and his wife, Joanne 39:12 – Dan did work on a run-down house to make it a beautiful again in exchange for rent—they stayed there for two years [spp-timestamp time=”40:09 “]– To ask Dan a question for the podcast – AskDan or email at [email protected] 40:40 – Brian says, Dan, if I get career coaching and still don’t get a job, I want you to pay for it 42:34 – Dan already responded back giving advice for how to go about looking for a job 43:12 – Brian proposes that Dan pay for his coaching 43:53 – Dan is not accepting the challenge 44:05 – “There’s a built-in incentive for you to not get a job” 44:12 – IF you get a job, Dan will pay for the coaching—two wins for you 45:03 – Dan is still committed to the idea that your age is NOT the issue in your ability to find a job 46:51 – Be confident that you can do whatever you need to and make a 10-year plan 47:15 – Dan closes today’s podcast 3 Key Points: Start looking for “AND” solutions to find the best ways to solve the problems that you have. Be aware of when it’s time for change—your mind and heart have to work together. Student loans can be eliminated by being creative in finding ways to pay it off. Resources Mentioned: To ask Dan a question for the podcast – AskDan or email at [email protected] The 48 Days Eagles Apply now for membership. New members get a video from Dan and a free 48DaysEagles shirt! The podcast timestamps are now clickable. Just go to any 48 Days Podcast and click on the timestamp of your interest. You will instantly be taken to that portion of the audio podcast. FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days Our 48 Days Coaching Mastery Program: https://store.48days.com/products/coaching-mastery-program Amazon Merch Program provenamazoncourse.com/48days Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives The post Stop paying for low return degrees! appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.